Patents by Inventor Masatoshi Nakano
Masatoshi Nakano has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11406113Abstract: A tien-cha extract essence characterized by being obtained by subjecting a tien-cha extract to an activated carbon treatment, and a method for producing a fermented food product using the tien-cha extract essence provide a technique which can be replaced for a tien-cha essence obtained by subjecting a tien-cha extract to electrodialysis having various problems, has no effect on flavor while maintaining the effects of the tien-cha extract of increasing the growth ability of lactic acid bacteria and the viability or the like of bifidobacterium bacteria, has an unprecedented effect of increasing the growth ability of bifidobacterium bacteria, and facilitates production and powderization.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2016Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yakult HonshaInventors: Ryotaro Hoshi, Masatoshi Nakano, Daisuke Nozaki, Takao Suzuki
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Publication number: 20210259265Abstract: Provided is a method for producing skim milk powder in which the amount of free fatty acids has been increased without bringing about deterioration of flavor. The method for producing skim milk powder comprises a step of carrying out homogenization treatment under temperature conditions of 30 to 55° C. in a process of producing the skim milk powder from skim milk.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2019Publication date: August 26, 2021Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHAInventors: Masatoshi NAKANO, Daichi NIHEI, Yohei TAKAHASHI, Shotaro MORITA
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Patent number: 10717963Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a method of culturing lactic acid bacteria to obtain a lactic acid bacteria culture in which the number of lactic acid bacteria can be stably maintained, and to obtain food and drink products comprising a lactic acid bacteria culture excellent in product stability. In order to accomplish the object, the present invention provides a method of culturing lactic acid bacteria comprising inoculating lactic acid bacteria to a medium comprising a milk ingredient having a free phosphoric acid concentration of less than 0.25 wt %, and a phosphate, and food and drink products comprising the lactic acid bacteria culture obtained by this culturing method.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2010Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHAInventors: Masatoshi Nakano, Mika Arifuku, Harumi Mizukoshi, Susumu Mizusawa, Kazumasa Kimura, Masahiko Ito
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Patent number: 10660345Abstract: An object is to provide an acid milk beverage, which shows no precipitation or aggregation and reduced whey separation, and which has a refreshing texture, even in cases where the acid milk beverage has a low solids-not-fat concentration. An acid milk beverage characterized by containing an acid milk beverage base and a pectin having an intrinsic viscosity of 5.9 to 8.5, a degree of esterification of 74 to 80, and a calcium reactivity of 230 or less is provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2013Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Inventors: Masatoshi Nakano, Daichi Nihei, Yukiko Kobayashi, Claus Rolin, Soko Ushiyama, Hiroyuki Mamiya
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Publication number: 20180077947Abstract: A tien-cha extract essence characterized by being obtained by subjecting a tien-cha extract to an activated carbon treatment, and a method for producing a fermented food product using the tien-cha extract essence provide a technique which can be replaced for a tien-cha essence obtained by subjecting a tien-cha extract to electrodialysis having various problems, has no effect on flavor while maintaining the effects of the tien-cha extract of increasing the growth ability of lactic acid bacteria and the viability or the like of bifidobacterium bacteria, has an unprecedented effect of increasing the growth ability of bifidobacterium bacteria, and facilitates production and powderization.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2016Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Yakult HonshaInventors: Ryotaro HOSHI, Masatoshi NAKANO, Daisuke NOZAKI, Takao SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20150201636Abstract: An object is to provide an acid milk beverage, which shows no precipitation or aggregation and reduced whey separation, and which has a refreshing texture, even in cases where the acid milk beverage has a low solids-not-fat concentration. An acid milk beverage characterized by containing an acid milk beverage base and a pectin having an intrinsic viscosity of 5.9 to 8.5, a degree of esterification of 74 to 80, and a calcium reactivity of 230 or less is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2013Publication date: July 23, 2015Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Yakult Honsha, CP Kelco ApS, NITTA GELATIN INC.Inventors: Masatoshi Nakano, Daichi Nihei, Yukiko Kobayashi, Claus Rolin, Soko Ushiyama, Hiroyuki Mamiya
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Patent number: 8871289Abstract: It is intended to provide an acidic milk drink with a favorable flavor which has an excellent quality stability and a light texture required for low calorie drinks even at a low milk solid non-fat content in the acidic milk drink. Namely, an acidic milk drink characterized by containing polydextrose and sucrose at a solid non-fat milk content of 1.0 to 4.0% by mass.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2005Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yakult HonshaInventors: Masatoshi Nakano, Yukiko Kobayashi, Ryoichi Akahoshi
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Patent number: 8518465Abstract: An acid milk beverage that without the use of conventionally employed various thickening stabilizers, excels in product quality stability, and that realizes good flavor and calorie suppression, being of light type; and a process for producing the same. There is provided an acid milk beverage characterized in that there are contained polydextrose and at least one glucide selected from the group (a) consisting of glucose, fructose, sugar, trehalose, maltose, erythritol, sorbitol, xylitol, maltitol, lactitol, palatinose and galactooligosaccharide, and that the sum of these soluble solid contents is in the range of 12.0 to 17.0 mass %, containing substantially none of thickening stabilizers. Further, there is provided a process for producing the acid milk beverage.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2006Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yakult HonshaInventors: Masatoshi Nakano, Akihisa Matsui, Yukiko Kobayashi, Ryoichi Akahoshi
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Publication number: 20120040054Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a method of culturing lactic acid bacteria to obtain a lactic acid bacteria culture in which the number of lactic acid bacteria can be stably maintained, and to obtain food and drink products comprising a lactic acid bacteria culture excellent in product stability. In order to accomplish the object, the present invention provides a method of culturing lactic acid bacteria comprising inoculating lactic acid bacteria to a medium comprising a milk ingredient having a free phosphoric acid concentration of less than 0.25 wt %, and a phosphate, and food and drink products comprising the lactic acid bacteria culture obtained by this culturing method.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2010Publication date: February 16, 2012Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHAInventors: Masatoshi Nakano, Mika Arifuku, Harumi Mizukoshi, Susumu Mizusawa, Kazumasa Kimura, Masahiko Ito
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Patent number: 7718709Abstract: A fat or oil composition comprising a polyvalent unsaturated fatty acid component and an emulsifying agent having an HLB of 4 or less, wherein the amount of the emulsifying agent having an HLB of 4 or less is from 25 to 300 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the polyvalent unsaturated fatty acid component. The fat or oil composition can be used as an oil-in-water droplet emulsion composition. The fat or oil composition and the oil-in-water droplet emulsion composition can be used for foodstuff and the like.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2003Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignees: Taiyo Kagaku Co., Ltd., Kabushiki Kaisha Yakult HonshaInventors: Makoto Ishikawa, Hironobu Nanbu, Lekh Raj Juneja, Nobuhiro Ogasawara, Masatoshi Nakano, Ryoichi Akahoshi
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Publication number: 20090226566Abstract: An acid milk beverage that without the use of conventionally employed various thickening stabilizers, excels in product quality stability, and that realizes good flavor and calorie suppression, being of light type; and a process for producing the same. There is provided an acid milk beverage characterized in that there are contained polydextrose and at least one glucide selected from the group (a) consisting of glucose, fructose, sugar, trehalose, maltose, erythritol, sorbitol, xylitol, maltitol, lactitol, palatinose and galactooligosaccharide, and that the sum of these soluble solid contents is in the range of 12.0 to 17.0 mass %, containing substantially none of thickening stabilizers. Further, there is provided a process for producing the acid milk beverage.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2006Publication date: September 10, 2009Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHAInventors: Masatoshi Nakano, Akihisa Matsui, Yukiko Kobayashi, Ryoichi Akahoshi
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Publication number: 20060058401Abstract: A fat or oil composition comprising a polyvalent unsaturated fatty acid component and an emulsifying agent having an HLB of 4 or less, wherein the amount of the emulsifying agent having an HLB of 4 or less is from 25 to 300 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the polyvalent unsaturated fatty acid component. The fat or oil composition can be used as an oil-in-water droplet emulsion composition. The fat or oil composition and the oil-in-water droplet emulsion composition can be used for foodstuff and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2003Publication date: March 16, 2006Inventors: Makoto Ishikawa, Hironobu Nanbu, Lekh Juneja, Nobuhiro Ogasawara, Masatoshi Nakano, Ryoichi Akahoshi
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Patent number: 6094233Abstract: In a noise reducer whose S/N improving amount is variable, as to such a region where image quality deterioration caused by the noise reducer becomes relatively apparent, and both a luminance level and a chroma level are low, the S/N improving amount thereof is decreased. To the contrary, as to such a picture having a dark high frequency range component and a small movement component, no control is made of the S/N improving amount by the above-described luminance level and chroma level, but the normal S/N improvement is sufficiently carried out.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 1997Date of Patent: July 25, 2000Assignee: Matsushita Electric IndustrialInventors: Yoichiro Miki, Masanori Hamada, Atsushi Ishizu, Masatoshi Nakano
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Patent number: 5929047Abstract: An anti-viral agent comprising as the effective component, an alkali extract of mangroves, Momordica charantia, and Aspalathus linearis belonging to Leguminosae family. The effective component is essentially consists of acidic polysaccharides and shows an antioxidant activity and free radical (reactive oxygen species)-scavenging activity.The agent is effective against retrovirus such as human immuno deficiency virus (HIV), with no side-effects on human and/or animals.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 1997Date of Patent: July 27, 1999Assignee: Mitsui Norin Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masatoshi Nakano
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Patent number: 5867228Abstract: In a noise reducer whose S/N improving amount is variable, as to such a region where image quality deterioration caused by the noise reducer becomes relatively apparent, and both a luminance level and a chroma level are low, the S/N improving amount thereof is decreased. To the contrary, as to such a picture having a dark high frequency range component and a small movement component, no control is made of the S/N improving amount by the above-described luminance level and chroma level, but the normal S/N improvement is sufficiently carried out.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 1996Date of Patent: February 2, 1999Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoichiro Miki, Masanori Hamada, Atsushi Ishizu, Masatoshi Nakano
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Patent number: 5814319Abstract: An anti-viral, anti-bacterial, and anti-cancer agent comprising as the effective component, an alkali extraction of Aspalathus linearis which is preferably obtained after extraction by hot water. The agent serves to treat and prevent bacterial infections; to treat and prevent cancer; and to treat or prevent viral infection, for example, infection caused by retroviruses, such as human T-cell leukemia and the AIDS virus. The agent has no side effects.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 1996Date of Patent: September 29, 1998Assignee: Mitsui Norin Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masatoshi Nakano
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Patent number: 5363418Abstract: This invention provides a start-stop synchronous data transmitter and a start-stop synchronous data receiver for transmitting a code consisting of a start bit, data, and a stop bit, wherein the data in a 1-bit interval is divided into a number of slots, to each of which different data are set so as to multiplex the data as many data as the number of the slots.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 1992Date of Patent: November 8, 1994Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masatoshi Nakano, Akio Kurobe